Bill Gates

Capitalism is this wonderful thing that motivates people, it causes wonderful inventions to be done. But in this area of diseases of the world at large, it's really failed.

I think it's fair to say that personal computers have become the most empowering tool we've ever created. They're tools of communication, they're tools of creativity, and they can be shaped by their user.

Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.

Software is a great combination between artistry and engineering.

If you think your teacher is tough, wait until you get a boss. He doesn't have tenure.

The two most powerful forces in human nature are greed and curiosity.

I believe that if you show people the problems and you show them the solutions they will be moved to act.

The best way to prepare [to be a programmer] is to write programs, and to study great programs that other people have written.

Microsoft is not about greed. It's about innovation and fairness.

Like almost everyone who uses e-mail, I receive a ton of spam every day. Much of it offers to help me get out of debt or get rich quick. It would be funny if it weren't so exciting.

DOS is ugly and interferes with users' experience.

The PC has improved the world in just about every area you can think of. Amazing developments in communications, collaboration, and efficiencies. New kinds of entertainment and social media. Access to information and the ability to give a voice to people who would never have been heard.

People everywhere love Windows.

The number one benefit of information technology is that it empowers people to do what they want to do. It lets people be creative. It lets people be productive. It lets people learn things they didn't think they could learn before, and so in a sense it is all about potential.

I spend a lot of time reading.

We are not even close to finishing the basic dream of what the PC can be.

I'm certainly well taken care of in terms of food and clothes, but money has no utility to me beyond a certain point. Its utility is entirely in building an organization and in getting the resources out to the poorest in the world.

The most meaningful way to differentiate your company from your competition... is to do an outstanding job with information. How you gather, manage, and use information will determine whether you win or lose.

Legacy code is code without tests.

We all need people who will give us feedback. That's how we improve.